7 Islands Tour

This 13-day, 7-island Galapagos tour is for travelers who want both breadth and depth — Santa Cruz, Seymour North, Isabela, Tintoreras, Santa Fe, Bartolome and Plazas — with 7 active days and the rest scheduled as pure free time. Santa Cruz kicks off with the twin volcano craters and the Darwin Research Station. The highland tortoise sanctuary connects what you see to the broader story of ecosystems, micro evolution and biodiversity. Turtle Beach offers easy walks among sea turtles and marine iguanas; Puerto Ayora supplies the local market scenes, the harbor, and the casual wildlife encounters that make the town itself worth a half day. Inter-island boats handle the transfers. Isabela, the largest island in the Galapagos group, brings blue-footed boobies, Galapagos penguins and big sea lion colonies. Tintoreras Bay is the easy snorkel — clear blue water and abundant marine life: sea turtles, sea lions, iguanas, rays. Seymour North is walked end-to-end with a guide, watching blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds with their huge red inflatable throats. Santa Fe brings a smaller-scale volcanic ecosystem rich in bird species, sea lions and iguanas. Bartolome is the photo summit: a hike that feels like walking on the moon over volcanic ground and lava tubes, ending on white beaches with green sea turtles, sharks and stingrays in the water. Plazas, your seventh island, is also on foot — a volcanic island with paradise-like clear blue water, white sandy beaches, large iguana colonies, tropical birds and blue-footed boobies that call the cliffs home. Bring your camera for the panoramic views and the close-range animals. Airport-hotel taxi included. After breakfast on day 13, your taxi will return you to the airport.